2015 Event NASA is isolating a six-person team for a year within a small dome in Hawaii in order to simulate theoretical conditions of a Mars mission; the team will have no fresh air or fresh food, and a spacesuit must be worn when exiting the dome 2015 Event A small treasure of 2,300-year-old coins and jewelry is found in a cave in the Galilee region of Israel; the items date from the time of Alexander the Great 2014 Event Japan passes a $29 million fiscal stimulus package to improve the economy; the funds will be allocated to supporting small businesses, stimulating local economic activity, and strengthening areas damaged by destructive natural forces 2014 Event President Barack Obama plans to keep 9,800 U.S. troops in Afghanistan through the end of 2015 and then reduce this number over the following two years to a small force; the troops will train Afghan forces and conduct counterterrorism operations 2014 Event Apple purchases SnappyLabs, a small company that makes a popular photography app; the $1 app enables smartphone users to modify how the built-in camera takes photos and how quickly the photos are taken 2013 Event Experts observing the Comet ISON sweep 730,000 miles over the surface of the sun believe that that part of the comet survived the close encounter; images suggest a small nucleus may have remained intact 2013 Event A report from Japan's Coast Guard and earthquake experts claims that a new islet has been created; a volcanic eruption raised the new island, which is located off the coast of Nishinoshima - a small, uninhabited island in the Ogasawara chain, far south of Tokyo 2013 Event A new study reports that all Europeans are related to a small group of ancestors dating back only 1,000 years; researchers believe it's likely that everyone in the world is related over the past few thousand years 2013 Event A small pyrotechnics show ignited foram sound insulating material in the ceiling of Kiss, a crowded, windowless nightclub in southern Brazil's city of Santa Maria, killing 237 partygoers and injuring 169 others 2012 Event NASA's Curiosity rover continues to make small discoveries as the organization works to discredit rumors of evidence of life on Mars 2012 Event A 6.8 magnitude earthquake causes a small tsunami to hit the coast of Aomori prefecture on the Japanese island of Hokkaido 2011 Event Tests show radioactive cesium is present in small quantities in residents of Iitate and Kawamata, Fukushima, towns located 25 miles from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant 2011 Event The most active volcano in Iceland, Grimsvotn, erupts and triggers 50 small earthquakes 1997 Death Notorius B I G, Biggie Small, Chris Walkin, rapper, shot dead at 24 1995 Death James Herriot, Scottish author (All Creatures Great and Small), dies at 78 1993 Death Willy C of Hemert, director/(text)poet (Small Truth), dies at 81 1992 Event "Small Family Business" closes at Music Box Theater New York City after 48 performances 1992 Event "Small Family Business" opens at Music Box Theater New York City for 48 performances 1991 Death Steve Marriott, English guitarist (Small Faces), dies in a fire at 44 1990 Death Dorothy Appleby, actress (Small Town Boy, Paradise Express), dies 1986 Event Doctors at Bethesda Naval remove 2 small benign polyps from Reagan's colon 1981 Event Doug Small (Winnipeg Jets) ties NHL record scoring at 5 second mark 1979 Event K-Mart pulls Steve Martin's "Let's Get Small" for being in "bad taste" 1977 Event Orioles forfeit to Blue Jays when manager Earl Weaver pulls team off field in 5th citing hazardous condition (small tarpaulin on bullpen mound) 1977 Birthday Vince Carter, born in Daytona Beach, Florida, professional basketball player, shooting guard and small forward for Orlando Magic National Basketball Team 1975 Event Small Astronomy Satellite Explorer 53 launched to study X-rays 1975 Death Marie Lohr, actress (Pygmalion, Small Hotel, Escapade), dies at 84 1972 Event Small Astronomy Satellite Explorer 48 launched to study gamma rays 1972 Event Tennessee Williams' "Small Craft Warnings," premieres in New York City 1971 Death Armand Spitz, developer of small educational planetarium, dies 1970 Event Small Astronomy Satellite Explorer 42 launched to study X-rays 1970 Birthday Torrance Small, NFL wide receiver for the New Orleans Saints 1969 Event Rod Stewart joins Small Faces 1966 Birthday Mike Small, born in Aurora Illinois, Canadian Tour golfer, 1993 Emerald Coast 1964 Birthday Milton Small, cricket pace bowler, WI vs. Australia 1984 1961 Birthday Gladstone Small, cricketer, in Barbados England quickie with no neck 1959 Birthday Tamar Baruch, actress, Small Truth, Q and Q 1956 Death Albrecht G Alt, German theologist (Small Schriften), dies at 72 1955 Birthday Steve Small, cricketer, stalwart NSW opening batsman 1954 Birthday Steve Wariner, Noblesville Indiana, country singer, Small Town Girl 1953 Birthday Hal Ketchum, born in Greenwich, New York, country singer, Small Town Saturday Night 1949 Event "Small Wonder" closes at Coronet Theater New York City after 134 performances 1948 Birthday Kenny Jones, London, rock drummer/vocalist, Small Faces 1948 Event "Small Wonder" opens at Coronet Theater New York City for 134 performances 1948 Birthday Carole Drinkwater, actress, Father, All Creatures Great and Small 1947 Event Small river steamer sank on Yangtze River, kills 400 1946 Birthday Ronnie "Plonk" Lane, born in London, rock bassist, Small Faces-Hey Girl 1945 Birthday Willeke Alberti, Verbruggen, Dutch vocalist/actress, Small Truth 1944 Event Mussert puts Seyss-Inquart plan for small Nazi-Europe 1944 Death Antoine de Saint-Exupery, French pilot/writer (Small Prince), dies at 44 1943 Birthday Derek Small, rocker, Spinal Tap 1942 Birthday Margaret Murdock, U.S., small bore rifle, Silver Medal 1976 Olympics 1940 Birthday Christopher Timothy, English actor, All Creatures Great and Small 1936 Birthday Marge Piercy, author, Small Changes, Gone for Soldiers 1927 Birthday Dick Noel, born in Brooklyn, New York, TV host, It's a Small Wonder 1924 Birthday Mary Catherine Small Long, born in Hackensack, New Jersey, Representative-D-Louisiana, 1985 - 1987 1923 Death Louis M A Couperus, poet and writer (Books of Small Soles), dies at 60 1920 Event New Canadian small cent coin is released 1919 Birthday Manke Nelis, Cornelis Pieters, Dutch folk vocalist, Small Yodel Boy 1919 Event Mount Kelud (Indonesia) erupts, boiling crater lake which broke through crater wall killing 5,000 people in 104 small villages 1916 Birthday James Herriot, born in Scotland, writer, All Creatures Great and Small 1913 Event Cleveland establishes 1st small claims court 1912 Birthday Edmund George Love, U.S., teacher/historian/author, A Small Bequest, = 1906 Death [Georgette A] Helena Amelung, actress (Small Lord), dies at 55 1890 Birthday Marie Lohr, born in Sydney, Australia, actress, Pygmalion, Small Hotel 1883 Death Tom Thumb, famous small person (40"), dies of a stroke at 44 1881 Event Chicago Cubs beat Troy 10-8 before record small "crowd" of 12 1875 Birthday Annette Kolb, German/French author, Small Fanfare 1869 Event Concord pipe, made from small corn kernels, invented 1864 Birthday Louis Van Deyssel, writer, Small Republic, One Love 1861 Event Battle of Hoke's Run, West Virginia - small Union victory 1860 Event Major Robert Anderson, under cover of darkness, concentrated his small force at Ft. Sumter 1852 Birthday Teunis Stoel, actor and director, Small Theater, Rotterdam 1839 Birthday Joaquim M Machado de Assic, Brazil, writer, Epitaph of a small winner 1787 Event Mozart completes his "Eine small Nachtmusik" 1775 Birthday Margaretha J de Neufville, author, Small Pligten 1737 Event 40 foot waves sink 20,000 small craft and kill 300,000 (Bengal, India)
